Closed · NIJ-2019-15466 · CFDA 16.560 · Discretionary

Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Institute of Justice, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $1M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 8, 2019
Close date
7
Expected awards

The verdict

Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, FY 2019 is a closed discretionary listing from National Institute of Justice that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 7 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 576 other opportunities from National Institute of Justice.

up to $1M
award range
Closed
application status
7
expected awards
16.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the S… is closed (last close April 8, 2019). The parent program page for CFDA 16.560 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Institute of Justice still indexes 576 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 8, 2019

Posted Feb 5 Closes Apr 8

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

7

Instrument

Grant

Description

The NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) Program in Social and Behavioral Sciences is open to doctoral students in all social and behavioral science disciplines. This program provides awards to accredited academic institutions to support graduate research leading to doctoral degrees in areas that are relevant to ensuring public safety, preventing and controlling crime, and ensuring the effective administration of criminal justice in the United States. Of particular interest is research on issues deemed critical by the U.S. Department of Justice: violent crime reduction, enhancing investigations and prosecutions, protecting police officers and other public safety personnel, combating the opioid epidemic, victimization, and addressing illegal immigration.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the S… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Private institutions of higher education). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Only 15 other National Institute of Justice listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 577).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 16.560

National Institute of Justice Research Grants

U.S. Department of Justice

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Agency Contact

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll-free at 1-800-851-3420; via TTY at 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only); email grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301-240-5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. eastern time on the solicitation close date. General information on applying for NIJ awards can be found at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/welcome.aspx. Answers to frequently asked questions that may assist applicants are posted at www.nij.gov/funding/Pages/faqs.aspx. grants@ncjrs.gov grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the S… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 16.560 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • National Institute of Justice Research Grants indexes 2 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • National Institute of Justice lists 576 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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